C. U. Velmurugendran
| C. U. Velmurugendran | |
|---|---|
| Born |
C. Uthamroyan Velmurugendran 10 May 1940 Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation |
Neurologist medical writer |
| Known for | Neurology |
| Spouse(s) | P.A.Pattavarthini |
| Children |
Dr.V.Krithika V.Jayashree Dr.C.V.Shankar Ganesh |
| Parent(s) |
S. Uthamaroyan Rajakantheswari |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
| Website | Website |
C. U. Velmurugendran is an Indian neurologist, medical writer and the chairman and head of the Department of Neurology at the Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai.[1][2] He is an honorary professor at the Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati and has contributed chapters to books including Diseases of the Spinal Cord, published in 2012.[3] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2008, for his contributions to medicine.[4]
Biography
Born to S. Uthamaroyan in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Velmurugendran graduated in medicine (MBBS) from University of Madras and followed it up with the degrees of MD and DM from the same institution, while working as their faculty.[5] Moving to the World Health Organization (WHO) and after working for one year during 1974–75, he joined the faculty of Neurosciences at the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University in 1975. He continued there till 1999 to superannuate as the Professor Emeritus and joined the Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute. In between, he also served as the Faculty Selection Committee of the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, (1994) and Banares Hindu University (1996–1998). A recipient of the degree of Doctor of Science (honoris causa) from the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, he is the founder of a sheltered workshop for chronic epileptic patients in Chennai and has organized several medical conferences, including the International Congress of Child Neurology 2016 at Chennai.[6] He was elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences in 2006,[7] and was awarded the civilian honour of the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2008.[4]
References
- ↑ "Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute". Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute. 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ↑ "Surgeons urged to take precaution to prevent rupture of aneurysm". The Hindu. 26 February 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ↑ "Diseases of the Spinal Cord". Springer Science & Business Media. 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- 1 2 "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ↑ Vengalathur Ganesan Ramesh; Kesavamurthy Bhanu; Ranganathan Jothi (2015). "The Madras Institute of Neurology, Madras Medical College, Chennai". Neurology India. 63 (6): 940–946. doi:10.4103/0028-3886.170058.
- ↑ "International Congress of Child Neurology" (PDF). Madras Neuro Trust. 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ↑ "List of Fellows — NAMS" (PDF). National Academy of Medical Sciences. 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
Further reading
- Edmund Critchley, Andrew Eisen (Editors) (2012). Diseases of the Spinal Cord. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 453. ISBN 9781447133537.